Monday, May 30, 2011

Soundtrack from my favorite 80's John Hughes movie Some Kind Of Wonderful,I love love love this movie I wish I can get it on Netflix but for now I just watch the videos on Youtube. I've been watching movies from that genre lately out of sheer sentimentality. It still amuses me as it did at first, especially Watts and Keith's rescue by their motley crew of friends.

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Sunday, May 22, 2011

After 23 years, when you 'fess up and say "Hey, did you know I once had a huge crush on you and you didn't even know I existed?" Talk about End of the World May 21st Confessions,I guess. This is just tiny newsfeed as confided to me by a friend on Facebook.

Imagine the shock on that someone's face, or if it was you!Yes, it happened to my batchmates - twice - and in one day. One was face to face at a reunion,the other simply online because both were overseas.

How romantic! If only it didn't happen now but during the yesteryears. As my hubby would often say, difficult to live in the past, we have to let go. (Note: Hubby and I were former classmates in high school)

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So come next high school reunion, as I try to get into the character, this would bemy song, "Walk On By" Also my song when I pass by the house of my creditors (Five-Six) :)))

Thursday, May 19, 2011

This is a love letter from a boy to a girl.However, the girl's father does not like him and want them to stop their relationship,and so the boy wrote this letter to the girl. He knows that the girl's father will definitely read this letter:

1 "The great love that I have for you

2 is gone, and I find my dislike for you

3 grows every day. When I see you,

4 I do not even like your face;

5 the one thing that I want to do is to

6 look at other girls. I never wanted to

7 marry you. Our last conversation

8 was very boring and has not

9 made me look forward to seeing you again.

10 You think only of yourself.

11 If we were married, I know that I would find

12 life very difficult, and I would have no

13 pleasure in living with you. I have a heart

14 to give, but it is not something that

15 I want to give to you. No one is more

16 foolish and selfish than you, and you are not

17 able to care for me and help me.

18 I sincerely want you to understand that

19 I speak the truth. You will do me a favor

20 if you think this is the end. Do not try

21 to answer this. Your letters are full of

22 things that do not interest me. You have no

23 true love for me. Good-bye! Believe me,

24 I do not care for you. Please do not think that

25 I am still your boyfriend."

Ouch, that hurts!!

However, before handing over the letter to the girl, the boy told the girl to "READ BETWEEN THE LINES", meaning- only to read 1.3.5.7.9.11.13 (Odd Numbers)

Been logged on Facebook on and off these past 2 days, it was busy so to speak, with the shared links, messages, shout outs and chat. For wanting something new to do - I thought of those fun smileys younger people add to their Facebook chat box and how they do it. I myself am amazed that there are plenty facebook smileys and the smiley list is growing! There has been a search for a Manny Pacquiao smiley as well and Angry Bird smileys too. Ever heard of those? Do let me know, please! Just comment on this post :) I would really love to share those newest facebook smileys to the rest of the netizens too!So here we are, for those who are "too old" to wonder like me ^_^

Monday, May 16, 2011

Wasn't sure if this fits Music Monday today, but allow me please to post it as such. It's still a song from an unforgettable scene in My Bestfriend's Wedding.

Brought tears to my eyes the first time I watched it. I think it was very honorable of Julia's character not to let her feelings known. I can imagine that her heart must have beat like a drum, as she was contemplating whether to say or not to say that she has loved him after all those years.

"If you love someone you say it,...you say it right then, out loud,...or the moment just... passes you by."

"The Way You Look Tonight"

Some day, when I'm awfully low,When the world is cold,I will feel a glow just thinking of youAnd the way you look tonight.

You're lovely, with your smile so warmAnd your cheeks so soft,There is nothing for me but to love you,And the way you look tonight.

Yes you're lovely, never, ever changeKeep that breathless charm.Won't you please arrange it?'Cause I love youJust the way you look tonight.Just the way you look tonight.DarlingJust the way you look tonight.

Ever experienced a moment like this? Share it as a comment, would love to know your story :)

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Friday, May 13, 2011

According to a GMA TV news headline I read last Thursday, a US-based Christian group began preaching the end of the world - on May 21, 2011 at sunset to be exact.

Prior to this news, (which I didn't know then, by the way) I was having some personal problems 2-3 weeks ago. They were so strong that I decided to fast and pray about it. I was strengthened afterward. This happened during the time Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding and the next day's Beatification of Pope John Paul II. Something with those events struck me as strange, reminding me of end-time message seminars I've attended in 1999.

(I wish I could share some more of my insights in this, but I do not want to mislead people. Many people are already led astray today by those who misuse figurative prophecies in the Bible. I do not want to add more to that. )

Anyway, just would like to share the websites I visited via Google. These are all just for info, only by reading God's Word could we discern if their claims are true:

May 21, 2011 is not the day. It could be any day even, it's that near. "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father" - Mark 13:32

We should be happy that Jesus is coming soon. The signs are so evident that these are the birth pains mentioned in the Bible.

From the recent calamities and wars, I've been concerned with my friends and relatives in all places affected. I thank the Lord that He has kept them safe. There are still so many people who are not prepared for the Second Coming, and I include them in my prayers. I also pray for people who accepted Christ yet are now so-called "backsliders" (I honestly do not like that term). I used to be a backslider, and it was the worst chapter of my life, it was by constant prayers and God's restoration and grace that led me to go back. At this time, I am humbled and admit, yes, it's difficult because of the trials - especially those that hit hard, but God is alive and helps us overcome. As our minister would say, it's not how many times you fell but how many times you got up to finish the good fight of faith.

Monday, May 9, 2011

Life Is Beautiful is one of the top 100 movies on my list. I promise you, you'll love it too. It has a positive message despite the odds that were caused by discrimination. When I first watched this in 1998, I was drawn to it because the scenes remind me of the photos from my father's childhood in Germany during World War II.

The first half of the movie is a whimsical, romantic, somewhat slapstick comedy set in the years before World War II. Guido Orefice (Roberto Benigni), a young Italian Jew, arrives in Arezzo where he plans to set up a bookstore, taking a job as a waiter at his uncle's hotel.Guido is both funny and charismatic, especially when he romances a local school teacher, Dora, saying she is beautiful like the morning sunrise (portrayed by Benigni's actual wife Nicoletta Braschi). Dora however comes from a wealthy, aristocratic, non-Jewish Italian family. Dora's mother wants her to marry a well-to-do civil servant, but Dora falls instead for Guido where he ends up stealing her away at her engagement party from her aristocratic and arrogant fiancé. Several years pass in which Guido and Dora marry and have a son, Giosuѐ (Joshua) (Giorgio Cantarini).Dora and her mother (Marisa Paredes) are estranged due to the unequal marriage. Later on, a reconciliation takes place just prior to Giosuѐ's fourth birthday.

In the second half of the film, World War II has already begun. Guido, Uncle Eliseo and Giosuѐ are forced onto a train and taken to a concentration camp on Giosuѐ's birthday. Dora demands to be on the same train to join her family and is permitted to do so.In the camp, Guido hides his son from the Nazi guards, sneaks him food and tries to humor him. In an attempt to keep up Giosuѐ's spirits, Guido convinces him that the camp is just a game, in which the first person to get 1,000 points wins a tank. He tells him that if he cries, complains that he wants his mother, or says that he is hungry, he will lose points, while quiet boys who hide from the camp guards earn 1,000 points.

Guido convinces Giosuѐ that the camp guards are mean because they want the tank for themselves and that all the other children are hiding in order to win the game. He puts off Giosuѐ's requests to end the game and return home by convincing him that they are in the lead for the tank. Despite being surrounded by rampant misery, sickness and death, Giosuѐ does not question this fiction because of his father's convincing performance and his own innocence.Guido maintains this story right until the end when, in the chaos caused by the American advance, he tells his son to stay in a sweatbox until everybody has left, this being the final test before the tank is his. After trying to find Dora, Guido is caught, taken away and shot dead by a Nazi guard, but not before making his son laugh one last time by imitating the Nazi guard as if the two of them are marching around the camp together.

Giosuѐ manages to survive and thinks he has won the game when an American tank arrives to liberate the camp. He is reunited with his mother, not knowing that his father has been killed. Years later, he realizes the sacrifice his father made for him, and that it was because of that sacrifice that he is still alive today. In the film, Giosuѐ is four and a half years old; however, both the beginning and ending of the film are narrated by an older Giosuѐ recalling his father's story of sacrifice for his family.

I chose this movie for the Iconic Hat movie for this Tuesday because it's what we recently watched on DVD. There is a scene in this movie where Guido (Roberto Benigni) envies the hat of a gentleman and goes with his funny antics until he runs away with it! A hat in this movie, I suppose, is a requirement for modesty and a distinction or status of authority in social gatherings. I've seen so much hats in this movie, it was- after all - shot in 1939 Italy, where you can find the Italian city of Milan - where the highest quality of hats were made.

Sunday, May 8, 2011

I'm overwhelmed with gladness to find this song on Youtube. Am surprised actually that Steve Kuban's videos are there too. Thank the Lord for modern technology!

I love this song, it brings back wonderful memories of all the revival conferences I've been to during the seemingly most difficult times (as I saw it) in the late 90s. This song is a reminder after all these years, that I was able to overcome, just as Jesus has promised (John 16:33)

To God be the glory!

Steve Kuban – Hallowed Be Thy Name

Hallowed be Thy NameJehovah God You reignAnd You will never change, O LordForever You're the same

Jehovah-JirehYou supply my every needJehovah-RaphaPerfect health You give to me

Jehovah-ShalomYou're the One who gives me peaceJehovah-RohiMy faithful Shepherd leading me

Jehovah-MekaddeshYou're the One who makes me cleanJehovah-TsidkenuImparting righteousness to me

Jehovah-NissiLord, You reign in victoryJehovah-ShammahYou are always there for me

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It's another triumph from the Pacquiao Vs Mosley bout today, as our country shares in his victory.

Manny "PACMAN" Pacquiao's fight this time had an illusion of a jittery beginning for the nation. We've watched the live weighing-in on TV5 and I heard exclaims that "Alanganin si Manny.." from some. They say that because of their impression that Mosley looks in top shape and may finish off Manny by a knock out.

Being the only woman in the house, I am not well-versed in the boxing terminologies. But as I watched the first 3 rounds this Pacquiao vs Mosley fight, my heart was in my throat :) Why so? Because I was also affected by the news I read and heard that some countrymen do not get his vote in this fight and would rather bet on the other boxer. And I was also scared that he might not make it this time, yes, I'm intimidated by the news.

But look, Manny Pacquiao is not! He is relaxed, relying on the Lord to move in his favor, and just doing what he's been called to do... to WIN!

As I watch Manny Pacquiao's every bout over the years, wow, I also grit my teeth (hehe) and say a little prayer for him that he wins and keeps on showing the world that here is an ordinary Filipino who rose to doing something extraordinary!

Thursday, May 5, 2011

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As you would notice, I changed my URL to a new one by just deleting those dashes to separate the words. Even if doing so would mean I would start all over again in building pagerank and backlinks. Even if doing so would affect my SEO thingie. See, I am also confused with the terminologies of blogging!

Did you know that I've blogged for quite a long time, yet just went on without a guide except what I noticed in other blogs which made me say, "Aha! I want one of those!" And so I did. But I owe huge thanks to all the friends I met online and who have, in one way or another, helped my page rank get to PR2. (oh, yeah, now I'm back to PR0 - but that's okay!)

So to everyone who reads this blog post, please don't miss to download the ebook I share. I think we could glean a lot from this ebook. Kindly let me know the new ideas you get when you read it, and how it has helped. Feel free to leave a comment here, and I'll surely check out your blog too!

Every once in a while, I receive messages inquiring of the format of the ebooks I have available. So here is my common reply- these ebooks on list are generally in Adobe Reader or .pdf format. (I do have a few ones in .html format, but then, those are easily convertible to pdf or notepad .txt)

Then the next question usually will be, can you have them sent to me in .epub format for my pc tablets? And to this, I would apologize due to my busy life's time constraint. But the good news is, you can convert the pdf file/s yourself by getting hold of the available software online.

"Pink*Jeep"as my youngest's favorite phrase when he was little, it's when he's got nothing else to say or when he's simply kidding. Since those were his words of the season, it stuck with us like a common joke! We think it's his pint-sized expression of "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" :)